Terra em Transe – JDWith themes of struggle, identity, and the conflict between idealism and reality, Terra em Transe is a compelling examination of […]
Black God, White Devil – #7A seminal work of the Cinema Novo movement, Black God, White Devil (1964) uses powerful visuals and daring storytelling to address social […]
Glauber Rocha’s Black God – JDGlauber Rocha’s Black God, White Devil exemplifies Cinema Novo, depicting brutality, religion, and revolt in Brazil’s sertão through raw […]
Cinema NovoWatching Cinema Novo was like entering the minds of directors who saw cinema as an instrument for change. Rocha’s style combines vintage […]
Jackeline Deassis – Week 3Sara Gómez examines the intricacies of gender, class, and social change in post-revolutionary Cuba in One Way or Another (De cierta […]
Jackeline Deassis – Week #2Sara Gómez’s Guanabacoa: Crónica de mi Familia (1966) impacted me strongly because it emphasized the importance of family history and c […]
Week# 1 – Jackeline DeassisWatching Agnès Varda’s Salut les Cubains and Octavio Getino and Fernando Solana’s La Hora de los Hornos was like entering two distinct […]